# 为 (wèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 为 (wèi) means “for; because of”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: for; because of
- Pinyin: wèi (wei4)
- Traditional: 為
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3
- Other readings: wéi — as (in the capacity of); to take sth as

## Examples

- 妈妈每天为我们做饭。
  Māma měitiān wèi wǒmen zuòfàn.
  Mom cooks for us every day.

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-because/

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